HAR §4-29-13. (4) Temporary release under a skills maintenance training permit granted according to section 4-29-15(b)

(b) Approval of private veterinary hospitals to care for quarantine animals. (1) A veterinary hospital may qualify for and retain a permit to hospitalize animals under quarantine only if it meets the following requirements: (A) The entrance for quarantined animals shall be separate from that used for other animals; (B) Hospitals shall be equipped with runs or cages, or both, which have latches or closures which cannot be opened by the confined animal, and shall keep the animal in such a kennel or cage at all times except when taken out for purposes of medical or surgical treatment, for diagnostic procedures, or for transportation back to the animal quarantine station or satellite quarantine station; (C) Dogs may also be allowed out of their kennels or cages for exercise in runs, provided the runs shall be completely enclosed with an escape-proof material with mesh no larger than two inches by two inches and shall be equipped with latches or closures which cannot be opened by the confined animal; (D) Dogs and cats shall not be taken outside the hospital building except in areas completely enclosed with an escape-proof material contiguous with the hospital building; (E) Each kennel and run shall be designed to prevent all physical contact with animals in adjacent kennels or runs; (F) To prevent unauthorized removal of quarantined animals, a hospital employee shall be on the premises twenty-four hours a day or the premise shall have a professionally installed, functional, and certified intruder alert system; (G) Each hospital shall conduct annual training sessions for its employees in the recognition of symptoms associated with rabies. The training program must be approved by the state veterinarian, and a record of the date, time, and persons attending the training session shall be submitted, at the end of June of each year, to the state veterinarian; (H) Employees shall immediately take steps to preserve the carcasses of quarantined animals which have died and shall immediately notify the animal quarantine manager, who shall arrange the removal of the carcass by an inspector to the state veterinary laboratory for post-mortem examination; (I) In the event of escape or unauthorized removal of quarantined animals, the hospital shall notify the animal quarantine manager immediately and shall be responsible for costs incurred by the 29-32 3289 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. §4-29-13 State in the investigation and in the recovery of the animals; (J) The hospital shall allow unannounced inspection by an inspector twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. An inspector may conduct an unannounced inspection to verify that a hospital employee is present. The inspector shall be allowed immediate entry into the hospital to verify the presence of any quarantined animal by visual or electronic means; (K) The hospital staff on islands other than Oahu shall provide transportation of a quarantined animal between a neighbor island airport and the approved veterinary hospital destination; (L) No hospital shall release or allow release, at any time, of any quarantined animal in its custody without the written permission of the animal quarantine manager; (M) Requests for direct hospital release shall be submitted in writing a minimum of two weeks prior to the scheduled release date. The hour of release shall be at the discretion of the animal quarantine manager; (N) Trained hospital staff shall observe and evaluate every quarantined animal under the hospital's care for signs of rabies on a daily basis (O) Immediately upon completion of treatment, surgery, or examination, the veterinarian in charge shall notify the animal quarantine station or satellite animal quarantine station that quarantined animals, together with a legibly completed "Report of Hospitalization/Satellite Quarantine", dated 11/97, which is made a part of this chapter and a copy of which is attached at the end of this chapter, are ready for return; (P) The veterinarian in charge shall promptly notify the state veterinarian of any births, including sex and number of offspring, to any quarantined animal in the hospital's custody and shall ensure that the requirements of section 4-29-16 are met; and (Q) The veterinarian in charge of an approved hospital on an island other than Oahu shall scan all newly arriving quarantine animals for an electronic microchip and notify the animal quarantine manager within twenty-four hours of the animal's arrival; (2) A permit for private hospitals to care for quarantined animals shall be obtained from the board of agriculture. The board may delegate its authority to issue such permits to the chairperson. Applicants shall request such a permit in writing from the animal quarantine manager, stating the name and address of the hospital. The request shall be signed by the owner or chief executive officer of the private hospital. Following an inspection of the hospital premises, the animal quarantine manager shall recommend 29-33 B289